HomeNews Though I hardly remember the Steam Autumn Sale ending, the Steam Winter Sale started yesterday, bringing squillions more cheap video games. If you’re staring baffled at an endless list of innumerable deals, you could use some help. Honestly, most of ourSteam Autumn Sale recommendationsstill stand, but the few of us in the RPS treehouse who haven’t already clocked off for the Christmas holiday do have some fresh picks for you too....

HomeNews Embracer Group buying Perfect World, Dark Horse Comics, and even more companiesThe consolidation of the games industry continues The consolidation of the games industry continues Embracer Group are continuining to do their part in attempts to merge the entire video games industry into one megacorp, this week announcing another five intended acquisitions. Among these are Perfect World, the publishers ofStar Trek Onlineand Torchlight, and the studio behindScribblenautsShowdown, Shiver Entertainment. They’re also going transmedia, buying comics and TV company Dark Horse as well as an animation company and a video-on-demand network....

HomeHardwareGuides How to update your BIOSFlash your BIOS in a flash Flash your BIOS in a flash Knowing how to update your BIOS is perhaps one of PC gaming’s lesser-used skills. Even so, it can be useful, especially forbrand-new motherboards on brand-new chipsetsthat might not already have all of the kinks straightened out. Updating (also known as “flashing”) your BIOS can also fix certain technical issues, or even unlock new features that weren’t enabled before....

HomeFeatures The RPS Advent Calendar 2021, December 23rdKick, kick, boom Kick, kick, boom As you approach this door of the Calendar you get a feeling of déjà vu. “Oh no,” you mutter. “It’s going to be another bloody time loop.” You’re right reader, it is! But this one will kick hard enough to start the day again, and really puts the writing on the wall. Let’s go round again for the powerful boot and powerful assassinating ofDeathloop!...

HomeNewsHalo Infinite You can now wear cat ears in Halo Infinite, and that’s excellentWe kneaded this We kneaded this Finally, catboys and catgirls have invadedHalo Infinite. Yes, you can now outfit your Spartan with cat ears in multiplayer and transform your serious Spartan into a feisty kitty. Move over John Halo, we now have Felix, who is much cuter and loves scritches. Hello mister! Pspspspspsps. Halo Infinite - Official Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube...

HomeReviewsAlfred Hitchcock – Vertigo Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo review: a psychological thriller that falls short of true greatnessQuestion the “science,” stay for the hypnosis Question the “science,” stay for the hypnosis Vertigo the game follows author Ed Miller as he grapples with a debilitating case of vertigo–a condition that leaves him unable to stand as the world appears to spin around him–and paralyzing guilt over the death of his daughter and her mother, Faye, after their car falls off a bridge into a ravine below....

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Warzone Caldera Best Gracey Auto loadout and class setup in Warzone PacificLearn how to make the best Gracey Auto loadout in Warzone Pacific Learn how to make the best Gracey Auto loadout in Warzone Pacific This guide covers everything you need to know to make the best Gracey Auto loadout inWarzone Pacific, so that you can destroy enemies and get plenty of wins in Caldera. Killing folks with top-tier guns in Call Of Duty: WarzoneWatch on YouTube...

HomeFeaturesHalo Infinite I hate to admit it, but I wish Halo Infinite had a battle royale modeYes, I know, sorry Yes, I know, sorry It struck me recently that I’ve not played as much ofHalo Infinite’s multiplayer as I thought I would. I envisaged myself wiling away most evenings with my mates, playing Oddball and Slayer and laughing like someone from those video game adverts, swaying violently with a controller in hand....

HomeNews Heart-breaking news Imogen joined RPS in January 2020 as our full-time news writer after impressing us from afar as Eurogamer’s news intern. Working together with Alice0, Imogen’s excellent reporting has touched every corner of PC gaming imaginable. She’s covered it all, from the big, night-long E3 and Geoff Fest conferences all the way through to the weird and wonderful delights of things likeDemon Deleter,a Google spreadsheet MMO, and the dangers ofbaking banana breadwhile playingValorant....

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Warzone Caldera Best Sten loadout and class setup in Warzone PacificLearn how to make the best Sten loadout in Warzone Pacific Learn how to make the best Sten loadout in Warzone Pacific Looking for the best Sten loadout in Warzone Pacific?The Sten is a snappySMGthat you can use to sprint around Caldera at breakneck pace. However, if you’ve mostly been playing with guns like theM1928andMP40, then you might not know how to make a powerful Sten loadout....

HomeNews PC owners of the GTA Trilogy remaster can claim another Rockstar game for free right nowYour choices include GTA V, GTA IV, LA Noire, Bully or Max Payne 3 Your choices include GTA V, GTA IV, LA Noire, Bully or Max Payne 3 AfterGTA: The Trilogy - Definitive Editionhad a pretty naff launch last month, Rockstar ended up giving PC remaster owners copies of the oldies for free as an apology....

HomeNewsFinal Fantasy VII Remake Why are there so many Final Fantasy VII Remake dress mods?So many So many We calledFinal Fantasy VII Remakealuscious spectacle that takes FF7 in a bold new direction. You know what else takes it in a new direction? Dresses. Loads of them. Modders have been hard at work weaving nice dresses with their virtual looms at a rate of knots. Oh, and they’ve morphed characters into Buster Swords and produced some other equally useful things too....

HomeNewsLoop Hero Loop Hero is free on the Epic Games Store right nowHow about some timelooping to round off the year? How about some timelooping to round off the year? Update: Loop Hero’s time is done! The dino-battling FPSSecond Extinctionis the new freebie. Original Story:This year had us stuck in many video game time loops, but one of my absolute favourites wasLoop Hero. I never thought an autobattler RPG would hook me the way it did, but I spent hours upon hours helping a little knight circle a seemingly endless void, and had a wonderful time doing it....